It's impossible to tell, in the scope of the preview, whether the story can adequately follow through with it. So much of it was in broad strokes -- especially broad strokes to quickly characterize the four presumable protagonists, so it's hard to tell whether they're four characters worth spending time with.
Still, the premise has a lot of potential. When you will die is a central fixation of many, and the idea of knowing that time would be an ugly double-edged sword. Add to that the nuance of fortune telling and prophecy, the way phrasing can be as important as the actual words, and the fact that we've been withheld the majority of these predictions, there's a lot of strength to the bones of this. It's the characterization that will be key.
Still, the premise has a lot of potential. When you will die is a central fixation of many, and the idea of knowing that time would be an ugly double-edged sword. Add to that the nuance of fortune telling and prophecy, the way phrasing can be as important as the actual words, and the fact that we've been withheld the majority of these predictions, there's a lot of strength to the bones of this. It's the characterization that will be key.